Fetal stromal cell derived exosomes for tissue repair

ABSTRACT

Cardiac stromal cells produce exosomes containing micro RNAs including: miR1, miR133a, and miR206. These micro RNAs have pivotal roles in development and physiology of muscle tissues including the heart. Exosomes containing these micro RNAs are delivered to result in regeneration of ischemic heart tissue.

CROSS-REFERENCE

This application is a continuation of PCT No. PCT/US21/65586 (AttorneyDocket No. 29181-716.601), filed Dec. 29, 2021, which claims the benefitof priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/133,599(Attorney Docket No. 29181-716.101), filed Jan. 4, 2021, the entirecontent of each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention

The homeostasis of cellular content is an ongoing process in mosttissue, representing a balance between cell death and new cellproduction. One of the best studied systems in the body is thehematopoietic system which requires ongoing blood cell production due toblood cell turnover. The bone marrow (BM) is the principal site forblood cell formation in humans. In normal adults, the body producesabout 2.5 billion red blood cells (RBC), 2.5 billion platelets and 10billion granulocytes per kilogram of body weight per day [1]. Theproduction of mature blood cells is a continual process that is theresult of proliferation and differentiation of stem cells, committedprogenitor cells and differentiated cells. Within these three stages,extensive expansion of cell numbers occurs through cell division. Asingle stem cell has been proposed to be capable of more than 50 celldivisions or doublings and has the capacity to generate up to 10¹⁵cells, or sufficient cells for up to 60 years [2]. The proliferation anddifferentiation of cells is controlled by a group of proteins calledhematopoietic growth factors (HGFs). The GFs and other cytokines areproduced in part by stromal cells of the BM microenvironment. Inaddition, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) reside in the BM in closeproximity to stromal cells which provide the “stem cell niche”.Deficiencies in the microenvironment at a cellular or molecular levelresult in abnormal cell production resulting in anemia, leukemia, orembryonic lethality [3].

Studies have demonstrated the existence of tissue specific stem cells inmost if not all tissues and organs of the body. It has been proposedthat stromal cells make up a “BM-like” stem cell niche in tissues, suchas the heart.

2. Listing of Relevant Art

Relevant patents and patent publications include U.S. Pat. No.9,884,076; US2020/0323924; US2020/0197535; and US2015/0203844.

SUMMARY

In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a compositioncomprising an exosome derived from a fetal cardiac stromal cell, saidexosome containing one or more of miR1, miR133a, and miR206, oftencontaining at least two of miR1, miR133a, and miR206, and frequentlycontaining all three of miR1, miR133a, and miR206.

In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of treatinga patient suffering from a cardiac disease, disorder, or injury. Saidmethod comprising administering to the patient's cardiac tissue theexosome of derived from a fetal cardiac stromal cell, said exosomecontaining one or more of miR1, miR133a, and miR206, often containing atleast two of miR1, miR133a, and miR206, and frequently containing allthree of miR1, miR133a, and miR206. the patient's cardiac tissue. Often,patient's cardiac tissue comprises infarcted myocardial tissue.

In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of treatinga cardiac disease, disorder, or injury in a subject. The methodcomprises administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amountof a composition comprising an agent comprising an exosome containingone or more of miR1, miR133a, and miR206, often containing at least twoof miR1, miR133a, and miR206, and frequently containing all three ofmiR1, miR133a, and miR206. The cardiac disease, disorder, or injury istypically myocardial infarction. In specific instances, the compositionmay be administered to the patient by a route selected from the groupconsisting of local, topical, subcutaneous, intravenous, oral,intramuscular, and combinations thereof. In some instances, thecomposition may be administered to the patient by myocardial injection.The composition may be provided in a solution suitable for injectionsuch as Plasma-Lyte.

In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides method for producinga therapeutic composition comprising harvesting a population of exosomesfrom fetal cardiac stromal cell, where the exosomes containing one ormore of miR1, miR133a, and miR206, often containing at least two ofmiR1, miR133a, and miR206, and frequently containing all three of miR1,miR133a, and miR206.

In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a compositioncomprising an exosome derived from a fetal stromal cell. The exosome maycontain two or more of miR which are more than two fold TPM (transcriptsper million) in the fetal stromal cell than in an adult mesenchymal stemcell. The exosome may be targeted for a reparative therapeuticindication towards a degenerative tissue disease that is specific to thetissue from which said fetal stromal cell is derived.

The exosomes may be derived from fetal cardiac stromal cells. The two ormore miR are selected from the set of miR1, miR133a, miR206,hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-490-3p, hsa-miR-9-5p, hsa-miR-3117-3p,hsa-miR-4521, hsa-miR-412-5p, hsa-miR-541-3p, hsa-miR-6724-5p,hsa-miR-182-5p, hsa-miR-454-5p, hsa-miR-206, hsa-miR-584-5p,hsa-miR-7706, hsa-miR-3177-3p, hsa-miR-410-5p, hsa-miR-541-5p,hsa-miR-3175, hsa-miR-204-5p, hsa-miR-3661, hsa-miR-302a-5p,hsa-miR-4661-5p, hsa-miR-543, hsa-miR-103a-2-5p, hsa-miR-3176,hsa-miR-433-5p, hsa-miR-10a-5p, hsa-miR-6753-3p, hsa-miR-330-5p,hsa-miR-11401, hsa-miR-582-3p, hsa-miR-2355-3p, hsa-miR-6511b-5p,hsa-miR-494-5p, hsa-miR-548k, hsa-miR-200a-3p, hsa-miR-744-3p,hsa-miR-487a-3p, hsa-miR-4665-5p, hsa-miR-598-3p, hsa-miR-548ao-3p,hsa-miR-301a-5p, hsa-miR-940, hsa-miR-323a-5p, hsa-miR-1228-5p,hsa-miR-760, hsa-miR-495-3p hsa-miR-937-3p, hsa-miR-4684-3p,hsa-miR-337-3p, hsa-miR-3138, hsa-miR-433-3p, hsa-miR-487b-5p,hsa-miR-2682-5p, hsa-miR-6732-3p, hsa-miR-3167, hsa-miR-3187-3p,hsa-miR-219a-1-3p, hsa-miR-18a-3p, hsa-miR-1343-3p, hsa-miR-98-5p,hsa-miR-191-3p, hsa-miR-33a-3p, hsa-miR-143-3p, hsa-miR-432-5p,hsa-miR-548ay-3p, hsa-miR-1307-3p, hsa-miR-8485, hsa-miR-487a-5p,hsa-miR-451a, hsa-miR-33b-3p, hsa-miR-3155b, hsa-miR-380-5p,hsa-miR-10401-3p, hsa-miR-539-5p hsa-miR-323b-3p, hsa-miR-3605-3p,hsa-miR-3064-5p, hsa-miR-3691-5p, hsa-miR-6827-5p, hsa-miR-487b-3p,hsa-miR-3074-5p, hsa-miR-100-5p, hsa-miR-24-3p, hsa-miR-149-5p,hsa-miR-1909-3p, hsa-miR-3675-3p, hsa-miR-323a-3p, hsa-miR-129-5p,hsa-miR-187-3p, hsa-miR-431-5p, and hsa-miR-200a-5p. The two or more miRmay be selected to treat a clinical indication selected from the set ofheart failure, myocardial infarction, and chronic myocardial ischemia.

The exosomes may be derived from fetal liver stromal cells to treatliver disease that results from drug toxicity, alcoholism, Hepatitis B,or Hepatitis C.

The exosomes may be derived from fetal brain stromal cells to treatstroke or Parkinson's disease.

The exosomes may be derived from fetal kidney stromal cells to treatkidney failure.

The exosomes may be derived from fetal skin stromal cells to treatpsoriasis or other diseases and conditions of the skin.

The exosomes may be derived from fetal lung stromal cells and used totreat asthma and emphysema.

The exosomes may be derived from fetal pancreas stromal cells and usedto treat type 1 diabetes.

The exosomes may be derived from fetal pancreas stromal cells and usedto treat type 2 diabetes.

In some cases, the exosome in the composition contains three or more ofmiR which are more than two fold TPM in the fetal stromal cell than inthe adult mesenchymal stem cell. The exosome may be targeted for areparative therapeutic indication towards a degenerative tissue diseasethat is specific to the tissue from which said fetal stromal cell isderived.

In some cases, the exosome contains four or more of miR which are morethan two fold TPM in the fetal stromal cell than in the adultmesenchymal stem cell. The exosome may be targeted for a reparativetherapeutic indication towards a degenerative tissue disease that isspecific to the tissue from which said fetal stromal cell is derived.

In some cases, the exosome contains two or more of miR which are morethan three fold TPM in the fetal stromal cell than in the adultmesenchymal stem cell. The exosome may be targeted for a reparativetherapeutic indication towards a degenerative tissue disease that isspecific to the tissue from which said fetal stromal cell is derived.

The present disclosure may provide methods of treating a patientsuffering from the aforementioned diseases or degenerative tissuedisease by administering the composition comprising the exosome to thecorresponding tissue of the patient.

While reference is made herein to exosomes from fetal cardiac stromalcells and to treatment of cardiac disease, various aspects of thepresent are applicable to exosomes from other cell types and sources andto other diseases. Other tissue specific fetal stromal cells from otherfetal tissues can be obtained and expanded and used to developtherapeutic cell and cell derived therapies. Such therapies may betargeted towards therapeutic applications targeted to impact thosetissues. These tissues may include, for example, skin, lung, liver,brain, kidney, spleen, thymus, pancreas, muscle, umbilical cord,umbilical cord blood, amnion, placenta, and amniotic fluid, to name afew.

Diseases to be treated include but are not limited to psoriasis, asthma,emphysema, liver damage, stroke, kidney failure, heart failure, anddiabetes. Liver damage can be caused by drug toxicity, alcoholism,hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and other causes. Heart failure may beischemic or nonischemic in etiology and may be characterized as systolicor diastolic in nature. Stroke may be ischemic or hemorrhagic. Diabetesmay include type I or type 2 diabetes.

Cell therapies may include, for example, cells, cells in a matrix suchas collagen, fibronectin, fibrin, and cell aggregates such as spheroidsand sheets, to name a few. Cell derived therapies may include, forexample, exosomes and miRNAs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows three graphs showing cellular expression of CD73, CD90, andCD105 in cardiac stromal cells (CStrCs) in comparison to isotypes.

FIG. 2 shows a graph comparing the expression of miR-1, miR-133a, andmiR-206, respectively, in CStrCs to expression in BM MSCs (bone marrowmesenchymal stem cells).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The Bone Marrow Microenvironment

The BM from a wide range of mammalian species contains precursor cellsthat generate adherent colonies of stromal cells in vitro. The BM stromarepresents the non-hematopoietic connective tissue elements that providea system of structural support for developing hematopoietic cells. Thecomplex cellular composition of marrow stromal tissue comprises aheterogenous population of cells including reticular cells, adipocytes,osteogenic cells near bone surfaces, vascular endothelial cells, smoothmuscle cells in vessel walls, and macrophages [4-7].

The concept that adult hematopoiesis occurs in a stromalmicroenvironment within the BM was first proposed by Dexter andcolleagues, leading to the establishment of the long-term BM culture(LTMC). These studies demonstrated that an adherent stromal-like culturecould support maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) [8].Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) represent the major stromal cell populationin the BM.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) MSCs were recognized by Friedenstein whoisolated cells from guinea pig bone marrow which were adherent inculture and which differentiated into bone [9]. Surface antigens havebeen reported for identification and phenotyping of human MSCs [10-12].Although MSCs are rare, representing approximately 0.01% of the bonemarrow mononuclear cell fraction, they have attractive features fortherapy, including the ability to expand many log-fold in vitro, andunique immune characteristics allowing their use as an allogeneic graft.They are typically isolated based upon adherence to standard tissueculture flasks. Low density BM mononuclear cells (MNCs) are placed intoculture in basal media plus FCS (typically 20%) and after 2 to 3 daysadherent cells can be visualized on the surface of the flask. Thenon-adherent cells are removed at this time and fresh media added untila confluent adherent layer forms. The MSC are harvested by treatmentwith trypsin and further passaged expanding the number of MSC. A numberof different cell populations have been isolated using different cultureconditions however, the morphology of these cells is very similar.Phenotypical characterization of MSC has been performed by many groupsand a standard criteria has been proposed by the International Societyof Cellular Therapy (ISCT) [13]. The minimal criteria proposed to definehuman MSC by the Mesenchymal and Tissue Stem Cell Committee of the ISCTconsists of the following: 1) the MSC must be plastic-adherent whenmaintained in standard culture conditions; 2) MSC must express CD105,CD73 and CD90, and lack expression of CD45, CD34, CD14 or CD11b, CD79alpha or CD19 and HLA-DR surface molecules; and 3) MSC mustdifferentiate into osteoblasts, adipocytes and chondrocytes in vitro[13].

A standard in vitro assay for MSC is the colony-forming unit fibroblast(CFU-F) assay [14]. BM MNCs are plated at low density and colonies offibroblasts develop attached on the surface of the culture dish. Basedupon the results of this assay, the frequency of MSC precursor cells isone in 10⁴ to 10⁵ BM MNC. The frequency is highly variable betweenindividuals and the number of MSC has been shown to be decreased inolder people. Other studies have demonstrated that MSC precursors can beisolated based upon surface antigen expression. Antibodies to CD271 andStro-1 have been used to enrich MSC precursors. CD271, also known as lowaffinity nerve growth factor receptor (LNGFR) or p75NTR, belongs to thelow affinity neurotrophin receptor and the tumor necrosis factorreceptor superfamily. Selection of CD271+ cells from human BM enrichesCFU-F and MSC are preferentially selected in the CD271+ fractioncompared to the CD271− fraction [10,11]. Similarly, isolation of Stro-1+cells from BM MNC results in enrichment of CFU-F in the Stro-1+ fractioncompared to the Stro-1-fraction [12].

Immunologic properties of MSCs. MSCs are ideal candidates for allogeneictransplantation because they show minimal MHC class II and ICAMexpression and lack B-7 costimulatory molecules necessary for T-cellmediated immune responses [15-17]. Indeed, MSCs do not stimulate aproliferative response from alloreactive T-cells even when the MSCs havedifferentiated into other lineages or are exposed to proinflammatorycytokines [17]. As previously reviewed [18], MSCs have significantimmunomodulatory effects, inhibiting T-cell proliferation [19],prolonging skin allograft survival [20], and decreasinggraft-versus-host disease (GVHD) [21]. Recently human MSCs were shown toalter the cytokine secretion profile of dendritic cells, T cells, andnatural killer cells in vitro, inhibiting secretion of proinflammatorycytokines (e.g. TNF-a, IFN-γ) and increasing expression of suppressivecytokines (e.g. IL-10), possibly via a prostaglandin E2 mediated pathway[22]. In vivo studies of the fate of MSCs have shown that, whentransplanted into fetal sheep, human MSCs engraft, undergo site-specificdifferentiation into various cell types, including myocytes andcardiomyocytes and persist in multiple tissues for as long as 13 monthsafter transplantation in non-immunosuppressed immunocompetent hosts[23]. Further, in vivo studies using rodents, dogs, goats, and baboonsdemonstrate that allogeneic MSCs can be engrafted into these specieswithout stimulating systemic alloantibody production or eliciting aproliferative response from recipient lymphocytes [24-27]. Theseproperties present MSC as a promising source of allogeneic cells fortissue repair.

The Stem Cell Niche. The control of proliferation and differentiation ofa number of types of stem cells (SC) occurs in the micro environmentalniche or the stem cell niche. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) have beenstudied in detail and shown to reside in the bone marrow in associationwith stromal cells which make up the hematopoietic microenvironment[28]. The stroma consists of several cell populations includingmesenchymal stem cells (MSC), fibroblasts and adventicular reticulocytes[29]. HSC exist in a quiescent state in close relationship with thestromal cells in the bone marrow. These stromal cells produce a numberof cytokines and growth factors that are either secreted or expressed asmembrane bound proteins and these cytokines and growth factors controlthe differentiation and proliferation of the HSC. In vitro, MSC havebeen shown to support the proliferation and differentiation of HSC,generating committed hematopoietic progenitor cells over a six-weekperiod [8]. If the microenvironment is compromised, such as in patientswho receive multiple rounds of high dose chemotherapy regimens, normalhomeostasis is disrupted and deficiencies in blood cells occurs.

Stromal Cells in Cardiac Tissue. The extracellular matrix (ECM) ofcardiac tissue provides elasticity and mechanical strength. The cardiacECM is composed of a number of cells including cardiac fibroblasts,mesenchymal cells, fibronectin, and other matrix proteins [30-32]. Wehave isolated several stromal cell populations from human heart tissuewhich are positive for CD105, CD90, and CD73 but negative for CD34 andCD45, which is consistent with the phenotype of BM derived MSC. Giventhe homeostatic role of MSC in regulation of HSC it is highly likelythat cardiac stromal cells play a regulatory role in the control ofproliferation and differentiation of cardiac stem and progenitor cells(CSC and CPC). This role could be performed through the secretion of arange of growth factors and cytokines.

MI results in ischemic damage which results in cell death of not onlycardiomyocytes but also fibroblasts and most likely stromal cells. Evenwith migration of viable CSCs and CPCs to the ischemic tissue, the lackof stromal elements would result in the failure of the CSCs and CPCs toproliferate and differentiate, hence failure of remodeling. Along withthe recent identification of cardiac stem cells in heart tissue, thisoffers insights into the biology of ischemic heart damage. Patients withan MI have ischemic tissue which fails to regenerate and we propose thatthis is in part due to destruction of cardiac stromal cells.

MSC derived from BM cells have been evaluated for cardiac regenerativetherapy [33] and as presented above, offer advantages over other sourcesof stem cells because of their availability, immunologic properties, andrecord of safety and efficacy. Studies of MSC engraftment in rodent andswine models of myocardial infarction demonstrate: 1) functional benefitin post-myocardial infarction (MI) recovery with administration 2)evidence of neoangiogenesis at the site of the infarct 3) decrease incollagen deposition in the region of the scar 4) some evidence of cellsexpressing contractile and sarcomeric proteins but lacking truesarcomeric functional organization. Administration of autologous orallogeneic human MSCs to cardiovascular patients has been performed inseveral clinical studies to date, all in the post-myocardial infarction(MI) setting. The MSC have been administered via the intracoronary route(IC), via peripheral intravenous (IV) injection or direct injection intothe cardiac tissue with surgery.

Cardiac Derived Stromal Cells (CStrCs)

Isolation of MSC. Bone marrow cells were purchased from Allcells Inc.(Emeryville, CA) who obtained the BM aspirates from normal donors underappropriate IRB approvals. The MNC fraction was isolated by ficolseparation and MSC were grown to confluency in T162 cm² tissue cultureflasks (Corning, Acton, MA) in alpha MEM plus 20% FCS.

Isolation of CStrCs from human heart tissue. Human fetal heart tissuewas obtained with appropriate consent and IRB approval from abortedfetuses (15-22 weeks of gestation) from Advanced Biosciences ResourcesInc (Alameda, CA). The heart tissue was washed and dissected into smallpieces and digested using collagenase IV (0.5% w/v; Invitrogen,Carlsbad, CA) for 5 minutes. The cell suspension was passed through acell strainer and counted using Trypan Blue for viability. The cellswere cultured in T162 cm² tissue culture flasks in alpha MEM plus 20%FCS with twice weekly media exchange. Adherent cells developed withintwo weeks and were passaged using trypsin treatment when confluent.

Micro Array Analysis: Total RNA Extraction, microarray hybridization,and data analysis. RNA was extracted from three independent cultures ofeach of the stromal cell lines from adult human bone marrow and fetalheart. Total RNA was isolated using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen LifeTechnologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA) according to the manufacturer'sinstruction and additionally purified with RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen, Cat#74106). RNA was quantified with a Nanodrop 8000 Spectrophotometer(Thermo Scientific, Wilmington) and its quality was examined with aBioanalyzer 2100 using the RNA 6000 Nano kit (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA).Biotinylated cRNA was prepared using the Illumina TotalPrep RNAAmplification Kit (Ambion, Inc., Austin, TX) according to themanufacturer's instructions starting with 400 ng total RNA. SuccessfulcRNA generation was checked using the Bioanalyzer 2100. Samples wereadded to the Beadchip after randomization using the randomized blockdesign to reduce batch effects. Hybridization to the Sentrix Human-6Expression BeadChip (Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA), washing andscanning were performed according to the Illumina BeadStation 500 manual(revision C). The resulting microarray data was analyzed using IlluminaBeadstudio software.

TaqMan Real-time PCR microRNA array. Total RNA was isolated as describedabove. RNA quality was assessed with a Nanodrop 8000 Spectrophotometer(Thermo Scientific, Wilmington) and RNA integrity and presence of thesmall RNA fraction was determined using a Bioanalyzer 2100 (Agilent,Santa Clara). 60 ng of total RNA was reverse transcribed using the humanmegaplex pool A and B primers and the Taqman miRNA reverse transcriptionkit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City) according to the manufacturer'sinstructions. Each sample was pre-amplified for 12 cycles using humanpool A and B pre-amplification primers and the Taqman PreAmp Master Mix(Applied Biosystems) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Foreach sample the pre-amplification reactions A and B were diluted andeach reaction was combined with Taqman Gene-Expression Master Mix(Applied Biosystems) split in 8 aliquots and each aliquot added to oneof the eight sample ports of the Human miRNA Taqman array A or B,respectively. Each of the ports of the Taqman array feeds 48 reactionvessels holding individual miRNA assays. Human miRNA Taqman array A andB hold 667 different miRNA target and 4 miRNA reference assays. Thereal-time PCR reactions were run according to the manufacturer'sinstructions. RealTime Statminer Software (Integromics, Philadelphia)was used to analyze the data. The reference miRNA assays included on theTaqman arrays did not pass the expression stability test. Thereforereference miRNA assays were chosen based on expression stability betweendifferent samples using the GeNorm algorithm [1].

Quantitative-PCR. Real-time PCR for miR-1, miR-133a, and miR206 wasperformed on the CStrCs and BM MSC. The single tube TaqMan MicroRNAAssay was used. All reagents, primers and probes were obtained fromApplied Biosystems (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). RNU6B was usedas a normalizer. One nanogram of RNA per sample was used for the assays.All RT reactions, including no-template (no cDNA) controls and minuscontrols (no reverse transcriptase), were run in a GeneAmp PCR 9700Thermocycler (Applied Biosystems). Gene expression levels werequantified using the ABI Prism 7900HT Sequence detection system (AppliedBiosystems). Comparative real-time PCR was performed in triplicate.Expression of the microRNAs was calculated utilizing the comparative Ctmethod and compared with t test. P<0.05 was considered statisticallysignificant.

Flow Cytometric Analysis. Cells were analyzed for phenotypic expressionof surface proteins with a minimum of 50,000 events collected in a listmode file format by flow cytometry (FACS Vantage, Becton-Dickinson).Aliquots of cells were also stained with isotype control antibodies.

Characterization of Cardiac Stromal Cells. More than 20 different CStrClines have been isolated from human heart tissue. In all cases, flowcytometry analysis demonstrated an equivalent phenotype to BM MSC withpositive staining for CD105, CD73, and CD90 (FIG. 1 ) and negative forCD45 and CD34. BM MSC were negative for CXCR4, however, 5 to 10% ofCStrCs were positive for CXCR4 expression.

The CStrCs formed CFU-F colonies when plated in vitro, with a median of26 (range 17 to 32) CFU-F per 100 cells plated. In contrast, BM MSCscontained fewer CFU-F (p<0.01), forming only 3 (range 2 to 5) CFU-F per100 cells plated. These data suggest that CStrCs have a higherproliferative potential than BM MSCs and we have confirmed this withcontinued passage of CStrCs resulting in shorter time periods frominitiation to confluency through passages P2 to P10.

Array Analysis. The BM MSC and CStrCs were culture expanded and then RNAprepared for micro array analysis. We have performed a global gene arrayanalysis and a micro RNA array. This analysis demonstrated distinct genepatterns between these two sources of stromal cells. In particular, ouranalysis has demonstrated distinct cytokine and cytokine receptorpatterns (Table 1). These data are suggestive of stromal cells indifferent tissues secreting differing cytokines and expressing differentcytokine receptors consistent with local control of tissue specific stemcells and progenitor cells through cytokines. CStrCs also expressedincreased gene levels of cell adhesion molecules and focal adhesionmolecules (Table 2 and 3) with an increase in a number of genesassociated with endothelial, vascular and muscle cells. The increasedexpression of myosin genes and laminin alpha 5 would be consistent withcardiac expression compared to bone marrow derived cells.

Micro RNA Arrays

There were 26 miRs up regulated and 6 down regulated by more thantwo-fold in CStrCs compared to BM MSC (Table 4). Three (miR-1, miR-133a,and miR-206) of the up regulated miRs have functions in myogenesis andcardiomyocyte development [10,11] and two (miR-20a and miR-26a) havefunction in stem cell differentiation [12,13]. Of particular note wasmiR-206, which was up regulated by more than one thousand-fold inCStrCs. miR-206 has been reported as a muscle specific miR that promotesmuscle differentiation and regulates connexin 43 expression duringskeletal muscle development [14,15]. In addition, miR-1 and miR-206 hasbeen reported to be upregulated in the heart following myocardialinfarction compared to normal heart [16].

Therefore, we further evaluated the levels of expression of miR-1, 133a,and 206 in CStrCs by q-PCR. There was a 20-fold, 8 fold and 46 foldhigher expression of miR-1, miR-133a, and miR-206 respectively, inCStrCs compared to BM MSCs (FIG. 2 ).

The microenvironment is a key component of tissue homeostasiscontrolling proliferation and differentiation of stem cells andproviding key signals, such as growth factors for control of function ofmature cells. In the bone marrow, MSCs are the major micro environmentalcell population and have been shown to support hematopoietic stem cells.The role of stromal cells in other tissues remains unclear. Here wepresent data that demonstrates that heart derived stromal cells have asimilar phenotype to BM derived MSCs, however, the gene and micro RNAexpression profiles are distinct. The gene profiles of growth factorsand cytokines differ between the two cell populations. Also, the microarray data for micro RNA demonstrate that the CStrCs express cardiacrelated miRs at much higher levels than BM derived MSCs. The expressionof miR-1, miR-133a, and miR-206 in CStrCs suggest that miRs play animportant role in the function of stromal cells in the heart. These miRsare necessary for proper skeletal and cardiac muscle development andfunction, and have a significant influence on multiple myopathies, suchas hypertophy, dystrophy and conduction defects.

TABLE 1 Cytokines and Cytokine Receptors Expressed at 2 fold or HigherLevels in Cardiac Stromal Cells Compared to Bone Marrow MSC. IL10RBInterleukin 10 receptor, beta TNFRSF11B Tumor necrosis factor receptorsuperfamily, member 11b (osteoprotegerin) TGFBR2 Transforming growthfactor, beta receptor II (70/80 kDa) TNFRSF12A Tumor necrosis factorreceptor superfamily, member 12A IFNGR2 Interferon gamma receptor 2(interferon gamma transducer 1) FAS Fas (TNF receptor superfamily,member 6) PDGFRA Platelet-derived growth factor receptor, alphapolypeptide CXCL16 Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 16 GHR Growth hormonereceptor VEGFC Vascular endothelial growth factor C CSF1R Colonystimulating factor 1 receptor, formerly McDonough feline sarcoma viral(v-fms) oncogene homolog TNFRSF14 Tumor necrosis factor receptorsuperfamily, member 14 (herpesvirus entry mediator) CCL26 Chemokine (C-Cmotif) ligand 26 MET Met proto-oncogene (hepatocyte growth factorreceptor) IL11RA Interleukin 11 receptor, alpha LEPR Leptin receptor

TABLE 2 Cell Adhesion Molecules Expressed at 2 fold or Higher Levels inCardiac Stromal Cells Compared to Bone Marrow MSC NRXN2 neurexin 2 ITGB2integrin, beta 2 (complement component 3 receptor 3 and 4 subunit) VCAM1Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 CD99 CD99 molecule HLA-F Majorhistocompatibility complex, class I, F HLA-E Major histocompatibilitycomplex, class I, E ICAM3 Intercellular adhesion molecule 3 ICAM2Intercellular adhesion molecule 2 HLA-DMA Major histocompatibilitycomplex, class II, DM alpha NFASC neurofascin homolog (chicken)

TABLE 3 Focal Adhesion Molecules Expressed at 2 fold or Higher Levels inCardiac Stromal Cells Compared to Bone Marrow MS PIK3CDPhosphoinositide-3-kinase, catalytic, delta polypeptide MYLK Myosin,light polypeptide kinase CCND2 Cyclin D2 LAMA5 Laminin, alpha 5 MYLPFFast skeletal myosin light chain 2 ITGA1 Integrin, alpha 1 TNC TenascinC (hexabrachion)

TABLE 4 Micro RNAs Expressed at Higher or Lower Levels in CardiacStromal Cells Compared to Bone Marrow MSC. miR Fold Up miR-1 63 miR-10a11 miR-15a 3 miR-15b 6 miR-16-1 16 miR-18a 24 miR-19b-1 15 miR-20a 16miR-26a-2 7 miR-33a 26 miR-92a-1 137 miR-133a 57 miR-206 1181 miR-374a 4miR-411 2 miR-424 10 miR-450a 2 miR-450b-5p 37 miR-454 3 miR-503 35miR-516a-3p 2 miR-542-3p 3 miR-551b 5 miR-589 5 miR-770-5p 2 miR-935 213miR Fold Down miR-10b 9 miR-335 13 miR-451 13 miR-479 8 miR-628-3p 9miR-768-3p 2

Genes expressed at 2-fold higher (Up regulated) or lower (Downregulated) levels in CStrCs compared to BM MSC are presented.

Exosomes

Exosomes are extracellular vesicles that are produced in the endosomalcompartment of most eukaryotic cells. The multivesicular body is anendosome defined by intraluminal vesicles that bud inward into theendosomal lumen. If the MVB fuses with the cell surface, these ILVs arereleased as exosomes. In multicellular organisms, exosomes and other EVsare present in tissues and can also be found in biological fluidsincluding blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. They are also releasedin vitro by cultured cells into their growth medium. Since the size ofexosomes is limited by that of the parent MVB, exosomes are generallythought to be smaller than most other EVs, from about 30 to severalhundred nanometers in diameter: around the same size as manylipoproteins but much smaller than cells. Compared with EVs in general,it is unclear whether exosomes have unique characteristics or functionsor can be separated or distinguished effectively from other EVs. EVsincluding exosomes carry markers of cells of origin and have specializedfunctions in physiological processes, from coagulation and intercellularsignaling to waste management. Consequently, there is a growing interestin clinical applications of EVs as biomarkers and therapies.

Scientists are actively researching the role that exosomes may play incell-to-cell signaling, hypothesizing that because exosomes can mergewith and release their contents into cells that are distant from theircell of origin (see membrane vesicle trafficking), they may influenceprocesses in the recipient cell [39]. For example, RNA that is shuttledfrom one cell to another, known as “exosomal shuttle RNA,” couldpotentially affect protein production in the recipient cell. [17][40] Bytransferring molecules from one cell to another, exosomes from certaincells of the immune system, such as dendritic cells and B cells, mayplay a functional role in mediating adaptive immune responses topathogens and tumors.[15][30]

Conversely, exosome production and content may be influenced bymolecular signals received by the cell of origin. As evidence for thishypothesis, tumor cells exposed to hypoxia secrete exosomes withenhanced angiogenic and metastatic potential, suggesting that tumorcells adapt to a hypoxic microenvironment by secreting exosomes tostimulate angiogenesis or facilitate metastasis to more favorableenvironment. [21] It has recently been shown that exosomal proteincontent may change during the progression of chronic lymphocyticleukemia. [41]

A study hypothesized that intercellular communication of tumor exosomescould mediate further regions of metastasis for cancer. Hypothetically,exosomes can plant tumor information, such as tainted RNA, into newcells to prepare for cancer to travel to that organ for metastasis. Thestudy found that tumor exosomal communication has the ability to mediatemetastasis to different organs. Furthermore, even when tumor cells havea disadvantage for replicating, the information planted at these newregions, organs, can aid in the expansion of organ specific metastasis.[42]

Exosomes carry cargo, which can augment innate immune responses. Forexample, exosomes derived from Salmonella enterica-infected macrophagesbut not exosomes from uninfected cells stimulate naive macrophages anddendritic cells to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α,RANTES, IL-1ra, MIP-2, CXCL1, MCP-1, sICAM-1, GM-CSF, and G-CSF.Proinflammatory effects of exosomes are partially attributed tolipopolysaccharide, which is encapsulated within exosomes. [43]

Micro RNA 1 (miR1)

MiR1 has pivotal roles in development and physiology of muscle tissuesincluding the heart. [1,2]. MiR-1 is known to be involved in importantrole in heart diseases such as hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, andarrhythmias. [3][4][5] Studies have shown that MiR-1 is an importantregulator of heart adaption after ischemia or ischemic stress and it isupregulated in the remote myocardium of patients with myocardialinfarction. [6] Also MiR-1 is downregulated in myocardial infarctedtissue compared to healthy heart tissue.[7] Plasma levels of MiR-1 canbe used as a sensitive biomarker for myocardial infarction. [8]

Micro RNA 133 (miR133) mir-133 is a type of non-coding RNA called amicroRNA that was first experimentally characterized in mice. [1]Homologues have since been discovered in several other species includinginvertebrates such as the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Eachspecies often encodes multiple microRNAs with identical or similarmature sequence. For example, in the human genome there are three knownmiR-133 genes: miR-133a-1, miR-133a-2 and miR-133b found on chromosomes18, 20 and 6 respectively. The mature sequence is excised from the 3′arm of the hairpin. miR-133 is expressed in muscle tissue and appears torepress the expression of non-muscle genes. [2]

Micro RNA 206 (miR206). MiR-206 is a microRNA that in humans is a memberof the myomiR family which also includes miR-1, miR-133, miR-208a/bamong few others. [1][2][3][4]

As well as being regulated during the embryonic development of skeletalmuscle, miR-206 is regulated by estradiol.[5][6] C2C12 myoblast cellsare widely used as a model for the study of cell differentiation inskeletal muscle. Furthermore, miR-206 is highly expressed intriple-negative breast tumors that grow independent of estradiol, andmiR-206 is a predictor of worse overall survival in breast cancerpatients. [7]

The biogenesis of miR-206 is unique in that the primary maturetranscript is generated from the 3p arm of the precursor hairpin ratherthan the 5p arm. [8] miR-206 has 12 additional family members, wherebythe seed sequence is 100% conserved across all miRNAs within the family.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are also present in the miRNAsequence, some of them with functional consequences, in the sense thatthe efficiency of miRNA binding to a cognate mRNA target is altereddepending on a single nucleotide substitution. DI In fact a number ofstudies have indicated that the canonical seed sequence of a miRNA isnot longer the sole determinate in miRNA:mRNA pairing interactions, asmutations of residues outside the seed region alters binding efficacy.

miR-206 is of interest due to the continued detection of this miRNA insamples from those with type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liverdisease (NAFLD). In some studies, the therapeutic delivery of miR-206 ina dietary obese mouse model resulted in reduced lipid and glucoseproduction within the liver. The ability of miR-206 to facilitateinsulin signaling and modulate lipogenesis indicates miR-206 may be anovel therapy for those with hyperglycemia.[10]

Exosome Isolation Methods. Exosomes are secreted by most cells typesand, therefore, may be isolated from cell culture as well as bodilyfluids, including plasma, urine, saliva, serum, and cerebrospinal fluid.[3] Protocols for the isolation of exosomes have been tailored for eachsample type by varying parameters such as speed of centrifugation, useof filtration and density gradients, and other techniques. [1] The mostwidely practiced method of isolating and purifying exosomes from varioussources is differential ultracentrifugation, [4] in which a series ofspins facilitates the stepwise reduction of contaminants, like deadcells, cell debris, platelets, proteins, and nucleic acid complexes andaggregates, and other contaminants from the isolate, [1] however,non-exosomal contaminants, like lipoprotein particles, viruses andbacteria, microsomes, DNA and products of necrosis (such as apoptoticbodies), and protein aggregates, may still remain.

Other techniques for exosome isolation, often used in combination withdifferential centrifugation, include: iodixanol density gradient,precipitation, ultrafiltration, immunoaffinity isolation, size exclusionchromatography, and microfluidics techniques. [5] Each method hasadvantages and drawbacks, so attention should be given to selecting amethod that best serves the downstream application. In addition, someisolation and purification methods may produce the highest yield ofprotein but render the vesicles non-viable for certain applications. [5]For example, size exclusion chromatography has been shown to producehighly pure samples with relatively low contamination, cost, andprocessing time, however, the final sample may be significantly diluted,only one sample may be processed at a time, and the process can be laborintensive. [5]

Non-exosome content within a sample represents a significant challengefor the analysis of exosome characteristics, as well as to theirutilization in assays and other approaches. [1] Some contaminants thatcan be difficult to remove from vesicle preparations include lipoproteinparticles, microbes, microsomes, protein aggregates, as well as DNA andother products of necrosis. [1] Depending on the intended downstreamapplication of the purified exosomes, further steps may be taken toremove contaminants from the purified exosome sample. For example, ithas been demonstrated that exosome preparations generated with aniodixanol density gradient achieve high purity, as evidenced byenrichment of the exosomal marker CD63 and absence of contaminatingproteins, like extracellular Argonaute-2 complexes. [6] A common methodfor estimating the amount of contaminating protein is by comparing theratio of nano-vesicle counts (obtained through vesicle visualizationtechnologies such as the NanoSight platform) to protein concentration(obtained with colorimetric protein assays such as the BCA assay). [7]The presence of contaminating proteins alters this ratio and cantherefore provide an estimate of the purity of the exosomal sample. Ithas been reported that samples with ratios greater than 3×1010 particlesper μg protein are considered highly pure, while ratios of 2×109 to2×1010 particles per μg protein are considered of low purity. [7] Whendeveloping an isolation protocol, it is recommended that the sample beevaluated and optimized for not only the presence of exosomes, but alsofor the absence of contaminating factors.

Exosome Characterization. Several common strategies are used toascertain exosome quantity and purity, and further for furthercharacterization of vesicles following purification. [5] Dynamic lightscattering (DLS) analysis, when used in concert with analyticalultracentrifugation, selectively enriches for exosomes within aparticular size range, based on their light scattering signatures. Massspectrometry may be used to identify protein cargo in exosomes, anddetermine whether the sample may contain protein aggregates or othercontaminants. [5] Electron microscopy can be used to visualize vesiclemorphology and size, and when used in combination with immuno-labeling,specific features of exosomes, such as surface proteins. [1]Conventional Western blotting may detect the presence of certainproteins in the sample, but cannot determine exosome quantity. Othertechniques that have been used to assess the quality and quantity ofexosome preparations include: atomic force microscopy, optical singleparticle tracking, flow cytometry, and resistive pulse sensing. [1]

A number of exosomal markers have been identified and used to confirmthe presence of exosomes in preparations.⁸ Common protein markersinclude Alix, TSG101, CD9, and CD63, and other proteins thought to beenriched in exosomes include DIP2B and members of the 4-transmembraneprotein family. [2] However, not all exosomes contain these proteins.The online database ExoCarta (http://www.exocarta.org/) is a tool tohelp researchers identify and characterize exosomal cargoes. Thedatabase contains proteins, RNA sequences, and lipids that have beenidentified in specific exosomal preparations. Ultimately, identificationof protein markers from tumor-derived exosomes, for example, may be usedto develop clinical diagnostic testing for tumors in patients.

Standardization of exosome isolation and characterization is anessential step for reliable and reproducible results from assays andother downstream applications, including clinical and therapeuticapplications. The myriad sources of exosomal collection, as well as thevariety of isolation techniques, has presented many challenges tostandardizing protocols and obtaining consistent and reproducibleresults. [1]

Mapping of Identified miRNA

Analysis of three different stromal cells, one obtained from low passageadult mesenchymal stem cells and two from different low passage fetalcardiac stromal cell lines were characterized for miRNA expression andsequencing. Cells were washed with buffer, trypsinized, and TRIzol®Reagent was used to preserve mRNA.

The expression of known and unique miRNAs in each sample arestatistically analyzed and normalized by Transcripts Per Million or TPM[63]. The normalized expression=(read count*1,000,000)/libsize. Libsizeis the sample miRNA read count and certain applications may beidentified.

In this analysis, the average TPM for the CStr lines was more than 2fold that of the adult MSC line for the following miRNA:hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-490-3p, hsa-miR-9-5p, hsa-miR-3117-3p,hsa-miR-4521, hsa-miR-412-5p, hsa-miR-541-3p, hsa-miR-6724-5p,hsa-miR-182-5p, hsa-miR-454-5p, hsa-miR-206, hsa-miR-584-5p,hsa-miR-7706, hsa-miR-3177-3p, hsa-miR-410-5p, hsa-miR-541-5p,hsa-miR-3175, hsa-miR-204-5p, hsa-miR-3661, hsa-miR-302a-5p,hsa-miR-4661-5p, hsa-miR-543, hsa-miR-103a-2-5p, hsa-miR-3176,hsa-miR-433-5p, hsa-miR-10a-5p, hsa-miR-6753-3p, hsa-miR-330-5p,hsa-miR-11401, hsa-miR-582-3p, hsa-miR-2355-3p, hsa-miR-6511b-5p,hsa-miR-494-5p, hsa-miR-548k, hsa-miR-200a-3p, hsa-miR-744-3p,hsa-miR-487a-3p, hsa-miR-4665-5p, hsa-miR-598-3p, hsa-miR-548ao-3p,hsa-miR-301a-5p, hsa-miR-940, hsa-miR-323a-5p, hsa-miR-1228-5p,hsa-miR-760, hsa-miR-495-3p hsa-miR-937-3p, hsa-miR-4684-3p,hsa-miR-337-3p, hsa-miR-3138, hsa-miR-433-3p, hsa-miR-487b-5p,hsa-miR-2682-5p, hsa-miR-6732-3p, hsa-miR-3167, hsa-miR-3187-3p,hsa-miR-219a-1-3p, hsa-miR-18a-3p, hsa-miR-1343-3p, hsa-miR-98-5p,hsa-miR-191-3p, hsa-miR-33a-3p, hsa-miR-143-3p, hsa-miR-432-5p,hsa-miR-548ay-3p, hsa-miR-1307-3p, hsa-miR-8485, hsa-miR-487a-5p,hsa-miR-451a, hsa-miR-33b-3p, hsa-miR-3155b, hsa-miR-380-5p,hsa-miR-10401-3p, hsa-miR-539-5p hsa-miR-323b-3p, hsa-miR-3605-3p,hsa-miR-3064-5p, hsa-miR-3691-5p, hsa-miR-6827-5p, hsa-miR-487b-3p,hsa-miR-3074-5p, hsa-miR-100-5p, hsa-miR-24-3p, hsa-miR-149-5p,hsa-miR-1909-3p, hsa-miR-3675-3p, hsa-miR-323a-3p, hsa-miR-129-5p,hsa-miR-187-3p, hsa-miR-431-5p, and hsa-miR-200a-5p.

Exosomes with higher fold TPM of two or more miR from fetal derivedtissue specific stromal cells than adult mesenchymal stem cells, in thiscase fetal cardiac stromal cells, are central to the invention here.Fetal cardiac stromal cells here show hsa-miR-206 has a consistent 7.5fold TPM that that in adult MSC.

hsa-miR-148a-3p has a much higher TPM in MSC than in either CStr cells(see table below). Overexpression of miR-148a/b-3p in ECs has been shownto significantly reduce migration, filamentous actin remodeling, andangiogenic sprouting. It has been identified from endothelial cells as atherapeutic candidate for overcoming EC dysfunction and angiogenicdisorders, including ischemia, and retinopathy.

hsa-miR-10a-5p has a much higher TPM in both CStr cell populations thanin the MSC population (see table 5 below). This miRNA is associated withnegative regulation of cardiomyocyte proliferation. This suggests atherapeutic role of CStr cells and cell derived therapeutics involvingthis miRNA for the treatment of cardiac diseases where enhancedcardiomyocyte proliferation is desired (such as heart failure,myocardial infarction) and where reduced cardiomyocyte proliferation haspotential therapeutic benefits such as cardiac hyperplasia or heartfailure of preserved ejection fraction.

Such effects can be synergistic as well as often proliferatingcardiomyocytes need new blood vessels to provide for nutrients and wastedisposal. Thus CStr cellular and cell derived products such as exosomescontaining these and other miRNA as well as specific isolated miRNA havetherapeutic potential for these cardiac indications.

TABLE 5 Table of TMP for Three Stromal Cell Types sRNA.readcount MSCCStr-1 CStr-4 hsa-miR-21-5p 504905 117474 296995 hsa-miR-100-5p 235569668104 332175 hsa-miR-143-3p 57194 53543 229168 hsa-miR-148a-3p 19073 72104 hsa-miR-222-3p 12078 13373 5862 hsa-miR-99b-5p 9768 15417 10396hsa-miR-125b-5p 9636 8267 3976 hsa-miR-26a-5p 9602 6498 4986hsa-miR-30d-5p 8407 3897 3457 hsa-let-7i-5p 7299 2474 6652hsa-miR-145-5p 6530 544 2572 hsa-miR-10a-5p 6397 44022 10917hsa-miR-199a-5p 5575 914 3184 hsa-miR-27b-3p 5388 997 4658 hsa-miR-22-3p5191 1386 2771 hsa-miR-127-3p 4221 4735 5989 hsa-let-7a-5p 4211 26401986 hsa-miR-151a-3p 4017 4556 7608 hsa-miR-10b-5p 3977 34 26hsa-miR-30a-5p 3953 2380 1337 hsa-let-7b-5p 3698 392 238 hsa-miR-140-3p3396 354 962 hsa-miR-221-3p 2455 2436 2107 hsa-miR-370-3p 2025 4700 2965hsa-miR-99a-5p 1950 440 1433 hsa-miR-423-3p 1895 1742 1000hsa-miR-3184-5p 1892 1740 999 hsa-miR-181a-5p 1864 241 624hsa-miR-409-3p 1732 3501 2901 hsa-miR-24-3p 1655 2068 4959hsa-miR-3074-5p 1649 2064 4947 hsa-miR-199a-3p 1592 155 688hsa-miR-125a-5p 1483 720 588 hsa-miR-381-3p 1462 874 1783 hsa-miR-191-5p1435 1378 836 hsa-miR-92a-3p 1406 1574 1323 hsa-miR-214-3p 1247 136 387hsa-let-7f-5p 1185 1136 1824 hsa-miR-320a-3p 1157 408 460hsa-miR-3184-3p 992 362 412 hsa-miR-423-5p 992 362 412 hsa-miR-221-5p947 342 539 hsa-miR-103a-3p 931 811 1460 hsa-miR-125b-1-3p 906 439 394hsa-miR-23a-3p 901 545 1218 hsa-miR-103b 887 783 1389 hsa-miR-29a-3p 863598 496 hsa-miR-193b-3p 857 129 268 hsa-miR-361-3p 838 245 427hsa-let-7g-5p 816 840 1068 hsa-miR-30c-5p 816 454 277 hsa-let-7e-5p 769351 722 hsa-miR-615-3p 756 195 3 hsa-miR-224-5p 694 69 134hsa-miR-411-5p 646 287 564 hsa-miR-379-5p 629 417 877 hsa-miR-152-3p 600205 532 hsa-miR-146b-5p 599 21 22 hsa-miR-28-3p 546 308 534hsa-miR-574-3p 524 187 327 hsa-miR-193a-5p 514 81 118 hsa-miR-30e-5p 49791 123 hsa-miR-92b-3p 496 284 209 hsa-miR-23b-3p 492 164 628hsa-miR-574-5p 489 194 228 hsa-miR-27a-3p 484 215 514 hsa-miR-1307-3p464 1164 1035 hsa-miR-335-3p 463 106 22 hsa-miR-654-3p 450 659 775hsa-miR-7-5p 448 303 401 hsa-miR-3529-3p 441 300 399 hsa-miR-374b-5p 41138 123 hsa-miR-374c-3p 411 38 123 hsa-miR-941 408 261 312hsa-miR-181a-3p 394 97 334 hsa-miR-181a-2-3p 387 310 567 hsa-miR-365a-3p383 49 138 hsa-miR-452-5p 348 10 38 hsa-miR-744-5p 339 461 368hsa-miR-532-5p 335 88 278 hsa-miR-210-3p 324 13 47 hsa-miR-425-5p 319103 169 hsa-miR-155-5p 316 266 387 hsa-miR-21-3p 306 21 101hsa-miR-31-5p 300 61 179 hsa-miR-17-5p 300 36 72 hsa-miR-99b-3p 289 291476 hsa-miR-27a-5p 288 207 504 hsa-miR-106b-3p 285 128 146hsa-miR-101-3p 275 16 78 hsa-miR-493-3p 262 455 211 hsa-miR-424-3p 25777 143 hsa-miR-197-3p 255 148 188 hsa-miR-148b-3p 255 110 254hsa-miR-340-5p 250 7 23 hsa-miR-134-5p 237 273 316 hsa-miR-199b-5p 232107 400 hsa-miR-93-5p 232 168 173 hsa-miR-16-5p 222 49 99 hsa-miR-708-3p216 4 61 hsa-miR-654-5p 210 367 360 hsa-miR-484 210 103 105hsa-miR-25-3p 210 256 256 hsa-miR-708-5p 206 6 46 hsa-miR-181b-5p 199 98206 hsa-miR-758-3p 196 115 165 hsa-miR-128-3p 195 221 223hsa-miR-378a-3p 186 45 334 hsa-miR-339-5p 175 60 56 hsa-miR-382-5p 169183 241 hsa-miR-127-5p 166 41 87 hsa-miR-409-5p 165 110 197hsa-let-7c-5p 163 19 79 hsa-miR-1260b 158 61 91 hsa-miR-365a-5p 156 1932 hsa-miR-769-5p 143 65 164 hsa-miR-218-5p 141 39 38 hsa-miR-494-3p 13861 101 hsa-miR-455-3p 138 23 102 hsa-miR-323a-3p 134 270 283hsa-miR-148a-5p 133 0 0 hsa-miR-342-3p 125 28 43 hsa-miR-132-5p 118 7 12hsa-miR-125b-2-3p 117 8 53 hsa-miR-20a-5p 112 22 55 hsa-miR-629-5p 11229 65 hsa-miR-4326 106 101 66 hsa-miR-26b-5p 104 45 85 hsa-miR-455-5p104 13 75 hsa-miR-132-3p 102 16 20 hsa-miR-214-5p 101 8 37hsa-miR-3120-3p 101 8 37 hsa-miR-30c-2-3p 99 53 27 hsa-miR-22-5p 98 3066 hsa-miR-1180-3p 94 95 67 hsa-miR-143-5p 94 17 95 hsa-miR-542-3p 91 36 hsa-miR-136-3p 91 14 50 hsa-miR-495-3p 88 173 378 hsa-miR-185-5p 87 3161 hsa-miR-369-5p 86 69 125 hsa-miR-7974 84 39 85 hsa-miR-193b-5p 84 817 hsa-miR-145-3p 83 13 75 hsa-let-7a-2-3p 82 38 32 hsa-let-7b-3p 82 5 6hsa-miR-485-5p 82 79 74 hsa-miR-30a-3p 82 202 114 hsa-miR-410-3p 8 51104 hsa-miR-3120-5p 79 8 22 hsa-miR-664a-3p 78 5 24 hsa-miR-411-3p 77 91150 hsa-miR-1-3p 77 59 73 hsa-miR-500a-3p 77 11 37 hsa-let-7d-5p 77 6771 hsa-miR-3158-3p 76 8 22 hsa-miR-589-5p 74 35 79 hsa-miR-3158-5p 74 822 hsa-miR-493-5p 73 78 33 hsa-let-7d-3p 72 64 69 hsa-miR-149-5p 71 21881 hsa-miR-671-3p 71 50 35 hsa-miR-186-5p 70 21 71 hsa-miR-1185-1-3p 6942 67 hsa-miR-543 69 411 254 hsa-miR-323b-3p 68 151 155 hsa-miR-34a-5p67 11 43 hsa-miR-361-5p 67 22 57 hsa-miR-15b-5p 65 46 55 hsa-miR-27b-5p64 19 76 hsa-miR-30b-5p 64 11 27 hsa-miR-339-3p 62 20 28 hsa-miR-328-3p61 37 18 hsa-miR-24-2-5p 59 19 51 hsa-miR-28-5p 58 40 7 hsa-miR-365b-5p56 15 13 hsa-miR-19b-3p 54 2 8 hsa-miR-3615 53 61 53 hsa-miR-1271-5p 5129 12 hsa-miR-1296-5p 50 19 19 hsa-miR-130b-5p 47 74 36 hsa-miR-485-3p46 46 55 hsa-miR-4485-3p 45 1 6 hsa-miR-625-3p 45 5 12 hsa-miR-125a-3p45 9 20 hsa-miR-210-5p 44 4 10 hsa-miR-140-5p 42 4 13 hsa-miR-502-3p 425 21 hsa-miR-345-5p 40 22 12 hsa-miR-146b-3p 37 1 1 hsa-miR-330-3p 37 5150 hsa-miR-374a-5p 36 2 7 hsa-let-7e-3p 35 12 20 hsa-miR-195-3p 35 3 1hsa-miR-2682-5p 34 88 102 hsa-miR-335-5p 34 2 0 hsa-miR-10395-3p 33 3 13hsa-miR-503-5p 32 27 64 hsa-miR-433-3p 32 111 70 hsa-miR-549a-5p 31 5 3hsa-miR-382-3p 30 20 61 hsa-miR-889-3p 30 19 51 hsa-miR-126-3p 30 14 87hsa-miR-3909 29 14 14 hsa-miR-549a-3p 29 5 3 hsa-miR-432-5p 27 52 80hsa-miR-151a-5p 27 15 30 hsa-let-7i-3p 27 2 6 hsa-miR-30e-3p 27 32 63hsa-miR-107 26 18 27 hsa-miR-296-3p 26 14 13 hsa-miR-501-3p 26 9 23hsa-miR-192-5p 26 11 25 hsa-miR-138-5p 25 1 6 hsa-miR-320b 25 9 17hsa-miR-34c-5p 25 9 14 hsa-miR-4286 25 13 11 hsa-miR-377-5p 25 13 12hsa-miR-329-3p 24 20 17 hsa-miR-10a-3p 24 32 26 hsa-miR-129-5p 24 22 76hsa-miR-431-5p 24 36 59 hsa-miR-450a-5p 23 7 13 hsa-miR-500a-5p 22 4 11hsa-miR-196b-5p 22 1 0 hsa-miR-874-3p 21 8 5 hsa-miR-31-3p 21 1 15hsa-miR-331-3p 21 3 8 hsa-miR-299-5p 20 7 14 hsa-miR-625-5p 20 3 8hsa-miR-362-5p 19 3 9 hsa-miR-585-3p 19 0 0 hsa-miR-1268a 19 10 24hsa-miR-548o-3p 19 9 24 hsa-miR-424-5p 17 3 16 hsa-miR-379-3p 17 8 18hsa-miR-450b-5p 17 3 7 hsa-miR-505-3p 16 10 15 hsa-miR-196a-5p 16 0 0hsa-miR-299-3p 16 3 4 hsa-miR-331-5p 16 5 6 hsa-miR-195-5p 15 0 0hsa-miR-152-5p 15 6 16 hsa-miR-425-3p 14 17 15 hsa-miR-576-3p 14 1 6hsa-miR-181c-3p 14 6 8 hsa-miR-877-5p 14 20 33 hsa-miR-106b-5p 14 4 7hsa-miR-1185-2-3p 14 7 9 hsa-miR-660-5p 14 2 10 hsa-miR-532-3p 13 2 5hsa-miR-224-3p 13 0 1 hsa-miR-193a-3p 12 0 1 hsa-miR-92b-5p 12 9 5hsa-let-7a-3p 12 2 1 hsa-miR-130a-3p 12 2 4 hsa-miR-1303 12 9 6hsa-miR-659-5p 12 1 5 hsa-miR-377-3p 11 0 2 hsa-miR-618 11 2 0hsa-miR-431-3p 11 11 20 hsa-miR-3940-3p 11 1 1 hsa-miR-539-3p 10 1 3hsa-miR-181d-5p 10 6 5 hsa-miR-222-5p 10 11 14 hsa-miR-376c-3p 10 1 8hsa-miR-487b-3p 10 20 23 hsa-miR-340-3p 10 4 6 hsa-miR-4454 9 0 0hsa-miR-370-5p 9 14 12 hsa-miR-374a-3p 9 0 1 hsa-miR-454-3p 9 2 5hsa-miR-7706 9 69 70 hsa-miR-148b-5p 9 2 8 hsa-miR-30c-1-3p 9 2 4hsa-miR-671-5p 9 2 2 hsa-miR-98-5p 9 17 28 hsa-miR-652-3p 9 8 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While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown anddescribed herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art thatsuch embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerousvariations, changes, and substitutions will now occur to those skilledin the art without departing from the invention. It should be understoodthat various alternatives to the embodiments of the invention describedherein may be employed in practicing the invention. It is intended thatthe following claims define the scope of the invention and that methodsand structures within the scope of these claims and their equivalents becovered thereby.

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What is claimed is:
 1. A composition comprising an exosome derived froma fetal cardiac stromal cell, said exosome containing one or more ofmiR1, miR133a, and miR206.
 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein saidexosome contains at least two of miR1, miR133a, and miR206.
 3. Thecomposition of claim 1, wherein said exosome contains all three of miR1,miR133a, and miR206.
 4. A method of treating a patient suffering from acardiac disease, disorder or injury, said method comprisingadministering the exosome of claim 1 to the patient's cardiac tissue. 5.The method of claim 4, wherein the patient's cardiac tissue comprisesinfarcted myocardial tissue.
 6. A method of treating a cardiac disease,disorder or injury in a subject, the method comprising administering toa patient in need thereof, an effective amount of a compositioncomprising an agent comprising an exosome containing one or more ofmiR1, miR133a, and miR206.
 7. The method of claim 6, wherein saidexosome contains at least two of miR1, miR133a, and miR206.
 8. Themethod of claim 6, wherein said exosome contains all three of miR1,miR133a, and miR206.
 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the cardiacdisease, disorder or injury is myocardial infarction.
 10. The method ofclaim 6, wherein the composition is administered to the patient by aroute selected from the group consisting of local, topical,subcutaneous, intravenous, oral, intramuscular, and combinationsthereof.
 11. The method of claim 6, wherein the composition isadministered to the patient by myocardial injection.
 12. A method forproducing a therapeutic composition comprising: harvesting a populationof exosomes from fetal cardiac stromal cell, said exosomes containingone or more of miR1, miR133a, and miR206.
 13. The method of claim 12,wherein said exosome contains at least two of miR1, miR133a, and miR206.14. The method of claim 12, wherein said exosome contains all three ofmiR1, miR133a, and miR206.
 15. A composition comprising an exosomederived from a fetal stromal cell, said exosome containing two or moreof miR which are more than two fold TPM in the fetal stromal cell thanin an adult mesenchymal stem cell, and where said exosome is targetedfor a reparative therapeutic indication towards a degenerative tissuedisease that is specific to the tissue from which said fetal stromalcell is derived.
 16. The composition of claim 15, where the exosomes arederived from fetal cardiac stromal cells.
 17. The composition of claim15, wherein the two or more miR are selected from the set of miR1,miR133a, miR206, hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-490-3p, hsa-miR-9-5p,hsa-miR-3117-3p, hsa-miR-4521, hsa-miR-412-5p, hsa-miR-541-3p,hsa-miR-6724-5p, hsa-miR-182-5p, hsa-miR-454-5p, hsa-miR-206,hsa-miR-584-5p, hsa-miR-7706, hsa-miR-3177-3p, hsa-miR-410-5p,hsa-miR-541-5p, hsa-miR-3175, hsa-miR-204-5p, hsa-miR-3661,hsa-miR-302a-5p, hsa-miR-4661-5p, hsa-miR-543, hsa-miR-103a-2-5p,hsa-miR-3176, hsa-miR-433-5p, hsa-miR-10a-5p, hsa-miR-6753-3p,hsa-miR-330-5p, hsa-miR-11401, hsa-miR-582-3p, hsa-miR-2355-3p,hsa-miR-6511b-5p, hsa-miR-494-5p, hsa-miR-548k, hsa-miR-200a-3p,hsa-miR-744-3p, hsa-miR-487a-3p, hsa-miR-4665-5p, hsa-miR-598-3p,hsa-miR-548ao-3p, hsa-miR-301a-5p, hsa-miR-940, hsa-miR-323a-5p,hsa-miR-1228-5p, hsa-miR-760, hsa-miR-495-3p hsa-miR-937-3p,hsa-miR-4684-3p, hsa-miR-337-3p, hsa-miR-3138, hsa-miR-433-3p,hsa-miR-487b-5p, hsa-miR-2682-5p, hsa-miR-6732-3p, hsa-miR-3167,hsa-miR-3187-3p, hsa-miR-219a-1-3p, hsa-miR-18a-3p, hsa-miR-1343-3p,hsa-miR-98-5p, hsa-miR-191-3p, hsa-miR-33a-3p, hsa-miR-143-3p,hsa-miR-432-5p, hsa-miR-548ay-3p, hsa-miR-1307-3p, hsa-miR-8485,hsa-miR-487a-5p, hsa-miR-451a, hsa-miR-33b-3p, hsa-miR-3155b,hsa-miR-380-5p, hsa-miR-10401-3p, hsa-miR-539-5p hsa-miR-323b-3p,hsa-miR-3605-3p, hsa-miR-3064-5p, hsa-miR-3691-5p, hsa-miR-6827-5p,hsa-miR-487b-3p, hsa-miR-3074-5p, hsa-miR-100-5p, hsa-miR-24-3p,hsa-miR-149-5p, hsa-miR-1909-3p, hsa-miR-3675-3p, hsa-miR-323a-3p,hsa-miR-129-5p, hsa-miR-187-3p, hsa-miR-431-5p, and hsa-miR-200a-5p. 18.The composition of claim 15, wherein the two or more miR are selected totreat a clinical indication selected from the set of heart failure,myocardial infarction, and chronic myocardial ischemia.
 19. Thecomposition of claim 15, where the exosomes are derived from fetal liverstromal cells to treat liver disease that results from drug toxicity,alcoholism, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C.
 20. The composition of claim15, where the exosomes are derived from fetal brain stromal cells totreat stroke or Parkinson's disease.
 21. The composition of claim 15,where the exosomes are derived from fetal kidney stromal cells to treatkidney failure.
 22. The composition of claim 15, where the exosomes arederived from fetal skin stromal cells to treat psoriasis or otherdiseases and conditions of the skin.
 23. The composition of claim 15,where the exosomes are derived from fetal lung stromal cells and used totreat asthma and emphysema.
 24. The composition of claim 15, where theexosomes are derived from fetal pancreas stromal cells and used to treattype 1 diabetes.
 25. The composition of claim 15, where the exosomes arederived from fetal pancreas stromal cells and used to treat type 2diabetes.
 26. The composition of claim 15 in which said exosome containsthree or more of miR which are more than two fold TPM in the fetalstromal cell than in the adult mesenchymal stem cell, and where saidexosome is targeted for a reparative therapeutic indication towards adegenerative tissue disease that is specific to the tissue from whichsaid fetal stromal cell is derived.
 27. The composition of claim 15 inwhich said exosome contains four or more of miR which are more than twofold TPM in the fetal stromal cell than in the adult mesenchymal stemcell, and where said exosome is targeted for a reparative therapeuticindication towards a degenerative tissue disease that is specific to thetissue from which said fetal stromal cell is derived.
 28. Thecomposition of claim 15 in which said exosome contains two or more ofmiR which are more than three fold TPM in the fetal stromal cell than inthe adult mesenchymal stem cell, and where said exosome is targeted fora reparative therapeutic indication towards a degenerative tissuedisease that is specific to the tissue from which said fetal stromalcell is derived.
 29. A method of treating a patient suffering from thedegenerative tissue disease, said method comprising administering theexosome of claim 15 to tissue of the patient.